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obama's appointments to the eeoc is ky feldman, who is a georgetown university law professor who has written a law journal article saying, in effect, whenever the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people collide with religious liberty beliefs and rights, the rights of religious people must give way. must give way to the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people. i would say that's a mindset out of sync with where the general public is and is one that is inherently hoss tim to religion -- that is inherently hostile to religion. i find the obama administration on this particular issue to be monolithic. >> next question, gentleman on my left. >> i'm representative mike mcgee from missouri. i'd like to say that missouri filed the first piece of legislation to try and block that lawsuit against president obama's healthcare bill, and we're also right now on our primary ballot this next few months. we'll be hearing legislation trying to bring prayer back to our public schools. so a couple of great things. my question is, my wife and i went to a graduation,
obama's appointments to the eeoc is ky feldman, who is a georgetown university law professor who has written a law journal article saying, in effect, whenever the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people collide with religious liberty beliefs and rights, the rights of religious people must give way. must give way to the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people. i would say that's a mindset out of sync with where the general public is and is one that is...
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-- obama has projected of himself as being this organic force. somebody who was above calculation and politics. i think the portrait we saw from initial exurbs -- exurbs show that he was far from it. he was somebody qana -- he was somebody who was a loose. calculating. and someone with a steely eye on the future. what that is not a game changer, that does bump up against the perception that obama gets -- thinks he is a creation of intellectual and spiritual forces. host: glenn thrush of " political." thank you for speaking to us about the kickoff of the obama campaign. guest: thank you. >> we have live coverage of the president's remarks on the campus of virginia commonwealth university at 4:35 p.m. eastern today be here on c-span, c-span -- c- and c-span.org span.org. the libertarian party is holding its national convention and at . the nominees for president and vice president will be selected. those nominees will be on the november presidential ballot in all 50 states. it looks like they may be about ready to begin. we will look in now. this i
-- obama has projected of himself as being this organic force. somebody who was above calculation and politics. i think the portrait we saw from initial exurbs -- exurbs show that he was far from it. he was somebody qana -- he was somebody who was a loose. calculating. and someone with a steely eye on the future. what that is not a game changer, that does bump up against the perception that obama gets -- thinks he is a creation of intellectual and spiritual forces. host: glenn thrush of "...
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president obama kicked off his campaign earlier in ohio. he will be in virginia earlier -- he was in virginia later he -- he will be in virginia earlier today. >> talk to us about the president. he ticks off his campaign >> -- -- guest: it comes as no surprise. he has hundreds of people mobilized for him. as you know, as some republicans have complained, he has done a lot of these events, including a slow of them last week that skirt the line between campaign and governments, but today is the official kickoff on the joint andrews air force base. we will fly out first to we will fly out first to columbus,
president obama kicked off his campaign earlier in ohio. he will be in virginia earlier -- he was in virginia later he -- he will be in virginia earlier today. >> talk to us about the president. he ticks off his campaign >> -- -- guest: it comes as no surprise. he has hundreds of people mobilized for him. as you know, as some republicans have complained, he has done a lot of these events, including a slow of them last week that skirt the line between campaign and governments, but...
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under obama. >> the middle class has not done well for the last 10 or 20 years. if you look at the stress the middle class has been under, that started long before the recession and the recession made it much worse. we needed to end the recession. the first thing was to get the recovery going. allaw in the 1990's when parts of the american distribution group together. the economic growth is necessary if not sufficient. the prerequisite for helping the middle class -- the earnings growth tends to lag or send real earnings into decline when the economy is weak and starts to improve after the economy is improving. it's premature to judge how the middle-class has been doing. they are doing quite a bit better because the economy has turned around. i think is going to take a while. before the recession, if you think about how the education -- that's one of the reasons the middle class has been under stress. that's not going to turn around overnight. >> why has the 1% done so well? >> there are lots of numbers on income. the official demonstration has quite a lag. one o
under obama. >> the middle class has not done well for the last 10 or 20 years. if you look at the stress the middle class has been under, that started long before the recession and the recession made it much worse. we needed to end the recession. the first thing was to get the recovery going. allaw in the 1990's when parts of the american distribution group together. the economic growth is necessary if not sufficient. the prerequisite for helping the middle class -- the earnings growth...
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>> i am barack obama, and i approve this message. >> have you had enough with president obama's attacks of free enterprise? cory booker of new jersey. former congressman, democrat from tennessee. >> private equity is a good thing. >> i do not think that there is anything bain capital did that they should be embarrassed about. >> even obama's own supporters have had enough. >> enough is enough. >> michael kranish, as you look at these two spots, what is your reaction? >> as i watched some of these spots, if you had taken away who sponsored them, you would not know when the ad ran. the last ad that we saw was an obama ad, but the basic message is still the same. the cases when mitt romney came in and factories were closed and people lost jobs. bain and romney made money. if mitt romney is talking about it, he will be talking about the success stories. it is a more complicated story than what both sides are saying. it is interesting, complicated, and to understand where he is coming from, an important story to understand. >> more details available in the book. thank you very much for being
>> i am barack obama, and i approve this message. >> have you had enough with president obama's attacks of free enterprise? cory booker of new jersey. former congressman, democrat from tennessee. >> private equity is a good thing. >> i do not think that there is anything bain capital did that they should be embarrassed about. >> even obama's own supporters have had enough. >> enough is enough. >> michael kranish, as you look at these two spots, what is...
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barack obama is looking pretty good to me right now. those are my thoughts. i am so happy to have gotten through. i am a longtime listeners. host: many comments on facebook. here are some. again, you can make those comments on facebook or contribute on twitter or the phones. larry is on our republican line it. caller: -- on our republican line. caller: to me, it is just a big lie. the washington post wanted to go and dig up one of these classmates who passed away to was gay. they are trying to say that mitt romney abused this kid or was a bully to them. -- to him. it is a big lie. they are trying to get more votes for barack obama. that is politics, i guess. host: the washington post ombudsman had this comment when it comes to gay marriage. brooklyn, new york. good morning. caller: i have been waiting a long time. we all have adolescence things in us. i am not concerned about that. what i am concerned about c-span is you are all of the topic. we have world problems going on and you are concerned what -- about what somebody did in adolescents days. let's talk
barack obama is looking pretty good to me right now. those are my thoughts. i am so happy to have gotten through. i am a longtime listeners. host: many comments on facebook. here are some. again, you can make those comments on facebook or contribute on twitter or the phones. larry is on our republican line it. caller: -- on our republican line. caller: to me, it is just a big lie. the washington post wanted to go and dig up one of these classmates who passed away to was gay. they are trying to...
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president obama has called him one of the nation's most respected and combat-tested general's. we at carnegie are deeply honored to have him with us today. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming general martin dempsey. [applause] >> well, thank you, jessica, for that very kind introduction, and thanks to all of you for your presence today. i have not had this kind of crowd since the last time i sang karaoke at a local -- [laughter] no, actually, that is not true. but i am encouraged to see such a large crowd, though, because it tells me you have the right things on your mind in terms of what is important for our nation as we go forward with a certain number of challenges that you actually laid out quite articulately. on occasion, some of my peers, chiefs of defense in various countries, will express a certain amount of sympathy for my plight as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of the united states of america. i say, you kidding me? i am the chief of defense, senior military officer for the finest military force that the world has ever seen. i also came into serv
president obama has called him one of the nation's most respected and combat-tested general's. we at carnegie are deeply honored to have him with us today. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming general martin dempsey. [applause] >> well, thank you, jessica, for that very kind introduction, and thanks to all of you for your presence today. i have not had this kind of crowd since the last time i sang karaoke at a local -- [laughter] no, actually, that is not true. but i am...
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[applause] >> monday president obama gives the commencement address at barn nard college in new york city. we'll have his remarks live starting at 1:10 p.m. eastern on c-span. the senate negotiators met for the first time tuesday to take up a transportation funding bill for roads, bridges and railroad projects. it's a two-year, $109 billion bill approved by the senate in march. but a point of contention remains, the keystone excel pipeline. house republicans want to include a provision in the bill speeding up its approval. a portion of the pipeline has been put on hold by president obama to review its impact on the environment. this is just over 2 1/2 hours. >> welcome, everybody, it's been seven years since we've had such a conference, so it's an exciting time in history, and we're very pleased to have you here. as per a long-standing agreement between the house and senate, we alternate back and fort between the two bodies on taking responsibility for chairing the transportation bill conference. so i'll begin by recognizing chairman micah, who will be a key effort to complete the co
[applause] >> monday president obama gives the commencement address at barn nard college in new york city. we'll have his remarks live starting at 1:10 p.m. eastern on c-span. the senate negotiators met for the first time tuesday to take up a transportation funding bill for roads, bridges and railroad projects. it's a two-year, $109 billion bill approved by the senate in march. but a point of contention remains, the keystone excel pipeline. house republicans want to include a provision in...
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followed by the weekly radio addresses from president obama and a kansas republican. later, "the communicators." owell andmichael pau glenn britt look at the state of the cable industry, getting additional content to customers, and other issues the industry faces. tonight at 6:30 p.m. eastern. witnesses at this senate energy hearing warned of potential setbacks as a federal funding runs out. the former lockheed martin ceo testified that government has always played a role in supporting new energy technology development. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> good morning. thank you all for coming. today we are here to discuss the report of the american energy innovation council on the role of government in developing innovative energy technologies. the business leaders of the council have a long track record of commercial success, building technology companies that compete in the global marketplace and make a strong case in that report that with the government as a partner, the united states can continue to lead in the clean energy sector. as all of the witnesses to
followed by the weekly radio addresses from president obama and a kansas republican. later, "the communicators." owell andmichael pau glenn britt look at the state of the cable industry, getting additional content to customers, and other issues the industry faces. tonight at 6:30 p.m. eastern. witnesses at this senate energy hearing warned of potential setbacks as a federal funding runs out. the former lockheed martin ceo testified that government has always played a role in...